collagen
English Thesaurus
1. a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | albuminoid, scleroprotein, |
| definition | : | a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye (noun.substance) |
| substance meronym | : | bone, os, |
| definition | : | rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates (noun.body) |
| substance meronym | : | connective tissue, |
| definition | : | tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments (noun.body) |
| substance meronym | : | cartilage, gristle, |
| definition | : | tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults (noun.body) |
| substance meronym | : | sinew, tendon, |
| definition | : | a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment (noun.body) |
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